Federal judge issues temporary injunction against USPS operational changes amid concerns about mail slowdowns

However, the Postal Service was just starting to adapt to DeJoy’s new transportation schedule, with on-time delivery rates rebounding, according to data submitted to lawmakers.Newly revealed USPS documents show an agency struggling to manage Trump, Amazon and the pandemicLast month, DeJoy told lawmakers that ensuring the safe and timely delivery of election mail was his “sacred duty,” disputing accusations by Democrats that changes he put in place were politically motivated.“I’d like to emphasize there has been no changes of any policies in regard to election mail for the 2020 election,” DeJoy told a Senate panel, adding later that the agency would deploy “processes and procedures to advance the election mail, in some cases ahead of first-class mail.”Last month, the Postal Service sent detailed letters to 46 states and D.C. warning that it could guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted.The USPS lawyer told the court Thursday that the agency’s warning was not unusual and that a similar warning was issued before the 2016 general election.“The only thing that has changed is that the Postal Service has increased its communications with states,” said the lawyer, whose name was not immediately available.